Shopping days. The bags go in the car, not round the shops.
A chauffeur at your disposal for the day, moving between Bond Street, Knightsbridge and Sloane Street or out to Bicester Village, holding nearby while you are inside and taking everything off your hands each time you come out.
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The service
A car for the day, not three separate journeys
A shopping day is the clearest case there is for a chauffeur at your disposal rather than transfers. You do not know in advance how long you will be in any one place, you finish carrying things, and the streets you want to be on are precisely the ones where no car can wait. Booking a car to each stop turns a pleasant day into a series of small negotiations with a phone.
So the arrangement is simple. The chauffeur takes you to the first address, then holds close by in a place they are allowed to stand. When you come out, the car is at the kerb within a minute or two of a message, takes the bags and puts them in the boot. You carry on to the next street, or to lunch, with nothing in your hands, and at the end of the day everything goes home in one load. It works as well for a visiting client with a free afternoon as for a family in London for the summer.
Where people go
The streets, and what they are like for a car
| Where | What is there | The driving reality |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Street and Mayfair | New and Old Bond Street, Mount Street, Dover Street, Bruton Street and the arcades off Piccadilly | Narrow, one-way and heavily restricted. Almost nothing can stand. Your chauffeur waits nearby and comes to you. |
| Knightsbridge and Sloane Street | Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Brompton Road, Sloane Street and Sloane Square | Busy at all hours, with managed forecourts and taxi ranks rather than casual waiting. The side streets are the answer and collection points are agreed before you go in. |
| Bicester Village | The outlet village in Oxfordshire, with a large number of designer boutiques | About 50 miles north west of London, roughly an hour to an hour and a quarter by road via the M40. Its own car parks, so the chauffeur stays with the car and meets you where you like. |
Realistic times and conditions, not promises. We are an independent chauffeur company with no relationship to any of these stores or centres; we simply drive clients to them. Congestion Charge and clean-air charges are handled by us and included in your quote.
How a day works
Planned loosely, on purpose
- 01
Tell us the shape, not a timetable
Where you would like to start, roughly what you want to see, and whether lunch or an appointment is fixed. Shopping days that are scheduled to the minute do not survive the first shop.
- 02
The car is yours for the hours agreed
Used as you like within them: three streets or one, a detour to a framer or a jeweller, an hour at the hotel in the middle.
- 03
Bags go in as you go
Nothing is carried further than the pavement. If a store is delivering rather than handing over, tell your chauffeur and they will fit the collection into the day.
- 04
Home in one load
Everything travels back with you and is carried in at the other end. Where a purchase is too large for the car, we say so and help arrange delivery instead.
What is included
Small things that make the day
- A chauffeur who knows where a car can legitimately stand on each of these streets, and where it cannot
- Boot space planned for the day, which usually means a V-Class rather than a saloon
- An umbrella held over you between the door and the car, which in London is not a flourish
- A personal shopper's appointment schedule worked into the day, and time built in for a purchase that needs sizing, engraving or collecting later
- Discretion as standard. Chauffeurs do not discuss where clients have been or what they bought
Worth knowing
VAT and overseas visitors
The United Kingdom withdrew its VAT refund scheme for visitors at the start of 2021, so VAT on goods carried home in your luggage cannot generally be reclaimed. Many stores do still sell without VAT where they ship directly to an address outside the UK. It is arranged with the store at the point of purchase, not with us, and it is worth telling your chauffeur what is being shipped and what is coming with you.
The cars
Chosen for what you bring back
Mercedes-Benz V-Class
Up to 7 passengers
The sensible choice for a real shopping day. Space for the bags without anyone sitting with a box on their knees, and sliding doors on a narrow street.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Up to 3 passengers
For one or two people, appointments rather than volume, and an evening that follows the afternoon.
Around the day
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Request a quote
Tell us the day
The date, roughly how many hours you want the car, how many of you and whether Bicester Village is part of the plan. We reply with a clear price for the day. Nothing is booked or charged online.
Prefer to talk? +44 2030 048300 or WhatsApp, at any hour.
Questions people ask
About shopping days
Can the car wait outside the shop?
On most of these streets, no. Waiting is heavily restricted in Mayfair and around Knightsbridge. Your chauffeur holds somewhere they are permitted to stand and is at the kerb within a minute or two of your message.
How far is Bicester Village?
About 50 miles north west of London, which is roughly an hour to an hour and a quarter by road on a normal day, longer on a busy weekend. It has its own parking, so the chauffeur stays with the car and meets you wherever suits.
Will the chauffeur carry the bags?
Yes, from the pavement to the car, and into your home or hotel at the end. They will not go into stores to collect purchases unless that is arranged in advance.
Can we extend the day?
Usually, yes. The car is at your disposal for the hours agreed, and extending on the day is normally possible, subject to the chauffeur's availability.
